News & Events
Coverage of the crisis we're working in, posts from us, and what's coming up at the park.
-
From Feed the People Feed the People KingstonThe work behind the meals at Belle Park
Thirty-four volunteers shared what they give to Feed the People, including their time and groceries bought out of pocket. Read the findings from our December 2025 draft survey report.
Read the story - Media coverage Belle Park Project
Council gets behind allowing Feed the People to feed the people
Anne Kershaw reports on council’s efforts to help Feed the People meet funding and permit requirements. Republished from the August 22, 2026 Kingston Crow, with photographs by Laura Murray.
Read the story - Media coverage Kingstonist
Kingston Council motion may explore sanctioned homeless encampments on municipal property
A proposed council motion would ask staff to study designated encampments on municipal land and the services needed to support them.
Read the story - Media coverage The Kingston Whig-Standard
Kingston to work with Feed the People to secure funding
The city offered to help Feed the People meet permit, licensing and insurance requirements so the group could reapply for up to $70,000 in funding.
Read the story - Media coverage YGK News
Kingston volunteers replace tents after tornado hits Belle Park encampment
When a tornado tore through eastern Ontario this summer, it left people at Belle Park without shelter or belongings. Volunteers stepped up to replace tents and essential supplies. This piece mentions our own meal service at the park.
Read the story -
Media coverage Village ReportHomelessness is climbing across the region amid growing demand on shelters and stagnant provincial funding
A regional report out of Halton found a seven per cent jump in people experiencing homelessness over the past year, with shelter demand up 14 per cent and provincial funding sitting flat. It's not Kingston, but it's the same pattern we see every day at Belle Park: rising need running straight into funding that won't move.
Read the story -
Media coverage Kingstonist'Catastrophic, and it's growing': Advocate calls for more emergency shelter beds
Threads of Hope co-founder Pamela Gray tells Kingstonist that Kingston may have as many as 1,000 people without stable housing, and lays out why more shelter beds and wrap-around supports are urgently needed.
Read the story - Media coverage The Kingston Whig-Standard
Kingston Burger Company feeds unhoused residents at Belle Park
Kingston Burger Company joined Feed the People at Belle Park to serve smash burgers, with supplies donated by other local businesses. Reported by Bill Hall.
Read the story - Media coverage The Kingston Whig-Standard
Draw the Line, a people-powered parade, marches through Kingston as part of national movement
Feed the People’s Michelle Schwarz spoke about hunger and food insecurity at Kingston’s Draw the Line march, part of a national day of action.
Read the story - Community resource United Way KFL&A
Community Food Redistribution Warehouse
United Way KFL&A’s shared warehouse gives frontline agencies space to receive and store large food donations for distribution across the region.
Explore the initiative - Media coverage CBC News
Kingston, Ont., declares emergency as roughly 1 in 3 households struggle with food insecurity
CBC reports on Kingston’s declaration of a food insecurity emergency and the difficulty residents face affording enough to eat.
Read the story -
Media coverage CBC NewsKingston begins clearing Belle Park encampment
Coverage from the city's move to clear the encampment, including the perspective of a lawyer who represented residents. Context for the ongoing pressure on the people we serve.
Read the story - Media coverage The Kingston Whig-Standard
Homeless advocates fear for the future of the encampment
Volunteers and advocates describe their concerns for people at Belle Park after the Integrated Care Hub and adjacent encampment closed.
Read the story - Video CBC News
Publication date unavailable
CBC News video
Watch the report on CBC’s video player.
Watch the video
